• BRIrose
• Moonlight and Roses

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Mauve or mauve blend Miniature.
Registration name: BRIrose
Exhibition name: Moonlight and Roses

Bred by Dennis A. Bridges (United States, 1998).
Introduced in United States by Bridges Roses Archive - Closed Nursery in 1998 as 'Moonlight and Roses'.

Miniature.  

Lavender, rose-pink edges, lilac highlights.  Mild fragrance.  26 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bristly , few or no prickles/thorns, upright.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  

United States - Patent No: PP 11,531  on  26 Sep 2000   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  19 Jan 1999

There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 26).